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Greetings Breaktime Fans! Join the conversation in our general discussions folder.enTwo-Handle Centerset Bathroom Faucethttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/two-handle-centerset-bathroom-faucet
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Delta is something beyond a brand of kitchen and bathroom faucets. It&#39;s a name that speaks to what&#39;s conceivable in the present pipes advances. Each kitchen and bathroom in each house is exceptional, and with an extensive variety of valuing and highlights, Delta faucets and installations</p>
http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/two-handle-centerset-bathroom-faucet#commentsGeneral DiscussionThu, 24 May 2018 07:11:10 +0000alfredoharrison215968 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comOil based or water based or hybrid product for staining red cedar shingle siding? Which is best?http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/oil-based-or-water-based-or-hybrid-product-staining-red-cedar-shingle-s
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Anybody know the best type of stain to use on Western Red Cedar shingle siding? What would be the best at resisting mold/mildew?</p>
http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/oil-based-or-water-based-or-hybrid-product-staining-red-cedar-shingle-s#commentsGeneral DiscussionWed, 23 May 2018 16:54:38 +0000745sarachal215965 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.com8 x 4 plywoodhttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/8-x-4-plywood
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This is more of an English usage question than contruction, but I expect only someone in the trades would know:</p>
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The fiction author Lee Childs (of Jack Reacher fame) often refers to a piece of plywood in his writing as &quot;8 x 4&quot; instead of what I have only ever heard: &quot;4 x 8&quot;.&nbsp; Can anyone tell me where the term 8 x 4 comes from, or is it that Childs is more or a writer than a builder?</p>
http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/8-x-4-plywood#commentsGeneral DiscussionMon, 21 May 2018 21:25:24 +0000user-7062140215953 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comReinforcing a Stick Built Hip Roofhttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/reinforcing-stick-built-hip-roof
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We are buying a different home.</p>
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The inspector has pictures inside the attic where he feels the Hip roof needs more reinforcement to the ceiling joists.</p>
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Maybe it was done incorrectly?, but one ceiling joist upright reinforcement to the roof has popped loose.</p>
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Is there a correct method to reinforce a stick built Hip roof to the ceiling joists?</p>
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Is this inspector simply wrong?</p>
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This roof is about an 8/12 pitch?</p>
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If possible, &nbsp;point me to an article or explanation of the correct method.</p><p><a href="http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/reinforcing-stick-built-hip-roof" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/reinforcing-stick-built-hip-roof#commentsGeneral DiscussionSat, 19 May 2018 13:11:23 +0000user-7073657215952 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comFoundation Concernshttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/foundation-concerns
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I am building my own house&nbsp; , which is a 2 story house + Basement with 4 side bricks. All builders in my area use 24 inch x 10 inch footer, But my builder used 20 inch x 10 inch.<br />
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And now after the footer is been placed I am seeing in some places foundation footer is built 20 inches and in some places it is 17 inches. So I guess the footer is not even of uniform width.&nbsp; I am not even sure if 17 inches footer is even in sync with code. Pls see the attached pictures.<br />
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<p><a href="http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/foundation-concerns" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/foundation-concerns#commentsGeneral DiscussionWed, 16 May 2018 16:51:03 +0000WhatdoIdo215949 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comWiring a thermostat for radiant heat.http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/wiring-thermostat-radiant-heat
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I&#39;m building my own home in SC and I have radiant hydronic heat.&nbsp; I&#39;m out of market so trying to get this done has been a challenge.&nbsp; I think a simple question, but how do I wire a 2-wire T&#39;stat for the radiant floors.&nbsp; Unfortunately the T-stats don&#39;t have a &quot;red and white&quot; connection.&nbsp; They have a NC-NO-C.&nbsp; I don&#39;t know which wire goes where.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/wiring-thermostat-radiant-heat" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/wiring-thermostat-radiant-heat#commentsGeneral DiscussionSun, 13 May 2018 20:48:04 +0000skipinsc215944 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comHumidity and fluorescent tubeshttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/humidity-and-fluorescent-tubes
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Hi, All&mdash; I had a past client contact me regarding fluorescent shop lights I installed in her basement studio space as part of a renovation/addition 11-12 years ago. She&rsquo;s having issues with the tubes not igniting when the humidity is high. This is the walk-out portion of a basement built into a hillside, so very little of the exterior wall area is actually below grade, and where it is, I took great effort to keep the foundation as dry as feasible. I also took great care installing a vapor barrier on the slab before insulating and adding sleepers for subfloor and bamboo.</p><p><a href="http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/humidity-and-fluorescent-tubes" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/humidity-and-fluorescent-tubes#commentsGeneral DiscussionThu, 10 May 2018 21:43:50 +0000Flash28215940 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comAdjusting a large extension ladder alonehttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/adjusting-large-extension-ladder-alone
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Hi,</p><p><a href="http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/adjusting-large-extension-ladder-alone" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/adjusting-large-extension-ladder-alone#commentsGeneral DiscussionSat, 05 May 2018 21:23:23 +0000GeorgeP215939 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comDead Forumhttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/dead-forum
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http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/dead-forum#commentsGeneral DiscussionThu, 03 May 2018 23:23:44 +0000coonass215936 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.comBackdraft Damper For Bathroom Exhaust Fanhttp://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/backdraft-damper-bathroom-exhaust-fan
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I broke the backdraft damper in my&nbsp;second floor bathroom exhaust fan.&nbsp; It&#39;s ceiling mounted and has attic ductwork that exits through the roof.&nbsp; I have to&nbsp;replace some of the attic ductwork which I think has&nbsp;rusted out.... telltale damp spots on the ceiling.&nbsp; While doing the ductwork I figured that maybe I could install an inline backdraft damper to replace the one I broke.&nbsp; Anybody ever do this?&nbsp; Brand recommendations?</p>
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http://forums.finehomebuilding.com/breaktime/general-discussion/backdraft-damper-bathroom-exhaust-fan#commentsGeneral DiscussionMon, 30 Apr 2018 12:16:10 +0000JIMMIEM215933 at http://forums.finehomebuilding.com